CITY · 1990 CENSUS

Centerville

Utah · 11,500 residents · 5.93 sq mi

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With 11,500 people, Centerville is a city in Utah. This skews young, with a median age of 21.7. Owners hold 85% of the housing stock. Households here earn about 43% more than in Utah as a whole. This is an unusually credentialed place: 32% of adults have a four-year degree. Poverty is uncommon here, at 3.6% of residents.

At a glance

Wealthier

above the US median

US median: $30,130

Younger

median age 21.7

US median: 33.0

More educated

32% hold a bachelor's degree

US average: 20%

More affordable

home values down 34%, inflation adjusted

US median home: $93,722

Section 01

Population & growth

Total population

11,500

−21%vs 2000

vs 14,585 in 2000

1990 – 2025

Median age

21.7

−21%vs 2000

vs 27.3 in 2000

US average: 33.0

Land area

5.93 sq mi

Population, 1990 – 2024

202417K

Age distribution, 1990

Under 59.8%(1,131)

US avg: 7.3%

5 to 913.8%(1,584)

US avg: 7.3%

10 to 1414.6%(1,675)

US avg: 6.9%

15 to 199.9%(1,135)

US avg: 7.1%

20 to 244.7%(538)

US avg: 7.5%

25 to 3412.6%(1,450)

US avg: 17.5%

35 to 4415.3%(1,765)

US avg: 15.1%

45 to 548.7%(1,003)

US avg: 10.2%

55 to 645.7%(652)

US avg: 8.5%

65 to 743.3%(375)

US avg: 7.3%

75 to 841.3%(151)

US avg: 4%

85 and over0.4%(41)

US avg: 1.2%

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Section 02

Income & economy

Median household income

$42,032

−15%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $64,818 in 2000

US average: $30,130

1990 – 2024

Per capita income

$12,078

−39%vs 2000

vs $19,666 in 2000

US average: $14,340

Poverty rate

3.6%

+1.6 ptsvs 2000

vs 2.0% in 2000

US average: 13.2%

Section 03

Housing

Median home value

$90,300

−34%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $179,800 in 2000

US average: $93,722

1990 – 2024

Median gross rent

$434

−16%inflation adjusted, since 2000

vs $681 in 2000

US average: $450

Owner-occupied

84.5%

−4.9 ptsvs 2000

vs 89.4% in 2000

15.5% rent

Section 04

Race & ethnicity

2000

White, non-Hispanic95.9%(13,988)

Black0.2%(33)

Hispanic / Latino2%(285)

Asian0.7%(108)

Other0%

1990

White, non-Hispanic98.8%(11,363)

Black0%(0)

Hispanic / Latino2%(230)

Asian0.5%(57)

Other0.7%(80)

No data for the years selected.

Section 04 · Origins

Detailed origins & ancestry

Detailed origin tables are available for 2024; showing 2024 data.

Hispanic origin

Mexican4%(668)

South American1.4%(229)

Chilean0.4%(70)

Central American0.4%(69)

Guatemalan0.4%(69)

Puerto Rican0.4%(63)

Peruvian0.3%(57)

Venezuelan0.3%(50)

Ecuadorian0.3%(44)

Spaniard0.2%(40)

Cuban0.1%(25)

Colombian0%(8)

Asian origin

Chinese0.4%(74)

Filipino0.4%(70)

Laotian0.2%(38)

Japanese0.2%(34)

Korean0.1%(9)

Thai0%(8)

Pacific Islander origin

Tongan0.9%(148)

Native Hawaiian0.1%(14)

Ancestry

English41.4%(6,908)

German10%(1,669)

Danish6.5%(1,085)

Irish6.1%(1,011)

Scottish4.4%(734)

Swiss3.8%(637)

Welsh2.7%(456)

American2.7%(449)

British2.3%(391)

Swedish2.1%(352)

Italian1.8%(297)

Dutch1.5%(258)

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Scotch-Irish1.3%(222)

Norwegian1.2%(200)

French1.1%(183)

Hungarian0.9%(155)

Polish0.6%(99)

West Indian0.5%(87)

Finnish0.5%(83)

French Canadian0.5%(81)

Haitian0.5%(76)

Subsaharan African0.4%(73)

Iranian0.3%(44)

Austrian0.3%(43)

Czech0.2%(39)

Romanian0.2%(39)

Armenian0.2%(37)

Russian0.2%(34)

Australian0.2%(26)

Belgian0.2%(26)

Portuguese0.1%(22)

Serbian0.1%(14)

Arab0.1%(11)

Lebanese0.1%(11)

Jamaican0.1%(11)

Slovak0.1%(9)

Canadian0%(5)

RANKED:Largest English population · Largest German population · Largest Danish population · Largest Irish population · Largest Scottish population

Section 05

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

32.4%

−4.8 ptsvs 2000

vs 37.3% in 2000

US average: 20.3%

High school or higher

94.2%

−1.2 ptsvs 2000

vs 95.4% in 2000

US average: 75.2%

Graduate degree

9.7%

−1.3 ptsvs 2000

vs 10.9% in 2000

US average: 7.1%

Section 06

Commute & transportation

Average commute

20.2 min

+35%vs 2000

vs 15.0 min in 2000

US average: 21.9

Section 07

Work & employment

No data for the years selected.

Section 08

People & community

No data for the years selected.

Marital status (2024)

Men 15+

Never married25.1%(1,652)

Married67.7%(4,450)

Widowed3.2%(208)

Divorced4%(265)

Women 15+

Never married23%(1,591)

Married62.7%(4,332)

Widowed7%(480)

Divorced7.3%(502)

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Section 09

Health coverage

Showing 2024 (the nearest year with coverage data).

Uninsured

4.5%

−2.4 ptssince 2013

from 6.9% in 2013

US average: 8.4%

Employer-based

68.7%

−1.1 ptssince 2020

from 69.8% in 2020

US average: 54.8%

Direct-purchase

16.9%

+1.1 ptssince 2020

from 15.8% in 2020

US average: 13.8%

Medicare

19.3%

−1.4 ptssince 2020

from 20.7% in 2020

US average: 18.4%

Medicaid

5.1%

−0.5 ptssince 2020

from 5.6% in 2020

US average: 20.9%

VA health care

1.2%

−0.2 ptssince 2020

from 1.4% in 2020

US average: 2.2%

Any private

83.5%

−0.7 ptssince 2020

from 84.2% in 2020

US average: 67.1%

Any public

23.4%

−0.8 ptssince 2020

from 24.2% in 2020

US average: 36.7%

Shares are "alone or in combination": a person with both Medicare and Medicaid counts in each, so categories overlap and do not sum to 100%.

Section 09 · Service history

Veterans

Veterans by period of service, 2024

Gulf War (2001 or later)22%(119)

US avg: 26.4%

Gulf War (1990s)30.3%(164)

US avg: 24.3%

Vietnam era50.9%(276)

US avg: 33.1%

Korean War7.2%(39)

US avg: 4.5%

World War II1.8%(10)

US avg: 1%

Share of the 542 veterans here. A veteran who served across eras counts in each, so shares can total more than 100%. Peacetime-only service is included in the total but not shown as an era.

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